Thursday, January 29, 2015

Heddoko Sportswear 1/30/15


  • The Heddoko garments are designed to offer insights into the biomechanics of the body in action. 
  • It uses motion capture sensors to fine-tune your movements. 
  • Advances in 3D motion capture technology have added an extra layer of realism to sports video games like FIFA and Madden. 
  • Mazen Elbawab,  software engineer-turned entrepreneur, Heddoko line of sportswear comes equipped with sensors that capture the body's motion, to offer feedback on how you can perform more like the pros.
  • Elbawab's virtual coaching solution uses compression pants and shirts fitted with textile-embedded sensors to track the wearer's movement. 
  • Data is then filtered and processed by a mobile app, which creates a 3D model of the user's body and provides coaching feedback in real time.
  • Garments that give feedback on yoga, general health and fatigue by monitoring things like heart rate and respiration have been an area of growth in recent years.
  • Athletes looking for that extra edge will need to wait before trying Heddoko on for size. 
  • The company says it is now preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign, but no pricing has been mentioned.
  • In the meantime, it has managed to make a shortlist of 20 finalists for the Innovation World Cup to be held at the Wearable Technologies Conference in Munich.

The Heddoko garments are designed to offer insights into the biomechanics of the body in a...



Data is filtered and processed by a mobile app, which creates a 3D model of the user's bod...

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